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My mom and her boyfriend came down to Jason's apartment to see it and to take us to dinner on Thursday. I asked him if he was sure it was okay - he said it was nice because his mom hasn't even asked to see it yet. It touched him that my mom cared but it bothers me that his doesn't. She and her husband are getting a divorce but still, god. MY mom and Greg got in a fight on the way over because she kept trying to tell him where to go and he like, brushed her off and wouldn't listen and she was fucking livid, guys. lol. She gave us paint suggestions, we've picked out some that we like but she worked in the Home Depot ~paint department~ a few years ago so we needed halp. Then we all took a walk to pick out a restaurant. We stopped at a bar to get a drink first, it had a really cute atmosphere. Jason went to the bathroom and came back and was like, "You need to come here." And I was like, "(irritated) Why." And he was like, "Because. It's important." So I got up and he'd found a little room with saloon-style doors and a sign above it that said "The Kissing Booth" and it was this tiny dark room with a black leather couch and a red light. Oh my god I DIED and we totally made out in it. We ended up at that same fun newspaper place, we sat outside and stared with an appetizer of brie curds and BLUEBERRY KETCHUP. WHAT. IT WAS DISGUSTING. The cheese curds were epic -- I love brie -- but fuck. I had riesling and then ordered a margherita flatbread and we had like, this huge amazing discussion on Facebook because Greg has like, no concept of the scope of it and it pisses him off that it eliminates face-to-face interaction. Which I get I suppose but in all honesty, Facebook has seriously only improved my life, I feel like the people I know actually know who I am now - seriously creative and opinionated and it's nice. We also talked about marketing his bar and I get to make their new menus and I've just been geeking the fuck out over design shit lately, especially at work, I'm making like a ton of posters still IT IS SO FUN.
He also told us about one of his "friends" who he's known for 20 years - he's gay and preys on single, vulnerable women. Greg didn't know about this until like, just now but this guy, Todd, he like, manipulates these women and makes them fall in love with him and then makes them buy their own wedding ring because he gets off on it and then just sucks money and shit out of them until he leaves and picks a new one. I CAN'T EVEN! And there is some principal of a school - he really looked after Todd after his parents left or whatever and someone was like, "Do you know Todd so-and-so?" and the principal was like, "Yeah! I named my kid after him!" AND HAS NO IDEA. And they can't even lock him up for anything because technically what he's doing isn't even illegal. These women give him things willingly, it makes me sick. I told Greg I wanted to meet him just to see how it would go down. He claims he'd find a way under my skin and I was like, fuck no, I'm strong and confident and would NEVER BUY MY OWN WEDDING RING ARE YOU KIDDING. "Well he doesn't just tell them to BUY it, Alyssa, he makes shit up about how ~his money is tied up rn~ or ~he's being audited and will pay her back~ and ~it's temporary and I love you~" OMG I DON'T CARE, THOUGH. WHO FALLS FOR THAT SHIT. Have some fucking self-worth. And then Greg claims that these were "really sharp women - he is just THAT good", to which I call bull but IDK. That's why I want to meet this conniving little shit, I want to understand. And then my mom cited her ex-husband (after my dad) and he was really fucked up but he like, got her to fall in love with him. And she was like, "And everyone loved him. Except Liss." And our boyfriends asked me why and I was like, "I don't even know. I just started bawling the first time I met him and I couldn't even tell them why." WELL, THAT'S WHY.
We walked back and I love walking around there at night! We went up to the roof and I brought the tripod this time, guys!! I'm sure I will take more but for now:
Oh my god isn't it beautiful?!
I helped with a film on Friday and that needs its own entry later because god I need to vent. I had a wedding on Saturday - I went as a guest but I of course brought my camera so I'm going to post pictures. ♥ Saw Don't Be Afraid of the Dark yesterday and it was fucking awful and Katie Holmes is such a horrendous actress I literally do not even get it. I'm just glad I didn't pay for it. I traded in my credit card ~points~ for a movie theater gift card, fuck yeah. I ALSO WENT SHOPPING, YOU GUYS, oh my god so much shopping. I will show you all the things.
AND LONDON_FAN!!!!! I came home to find a pile of mail waiting and your package was right on top - oh my god, you are so thoughtful. I love the magnets especially, the necklace is the perfect color and so beautiful and I died laughing at the book! I can't wait to sit down and look at it with my mom sometime because she used to decorate cakes, she will get a kick out of it. Thank you thank you thank you! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
He also told us about one of his "friends" who he's known for 20 years - he's gay and preys on single, vulnerable women. Greg didn't know about this until like, just now but this guy, Todd, he like, manipulates these women and makes them fall in love with him and then makes them buy their own wedding ring because he gets off on it and then just sucks money and shit out of them until he leaves and picks a new one. I CAN'T EVEN! And there is some principal of a school - he really looked after Todd after his parents left or whatever and someone was like, "Do you know Todd so-and-so?" and the principal was like, "Yeah! I named my kid after him!" AND HAS NO IDEA. And they can't even lock him up for anything because technically what he's doing isn't even illegal. These women give him things willingly, it makes me sick. I told Greg I wanted to meet him just to see how it would go down. He claims he'd find a way under my skin and I was like, fuck no, I'm strong and confident and would NEVER BUY MY OWN WEDDING RING ARE YOU KIDDING. "Well he doesn't just tell them to BUY it, Alyssa, he makes shit up about how ~his money is tied up rn~ or ~he's being audited and will pay her back~ and ~it's temporary and I love you~" OMG I DON'T CARE, THOUGH. WHO FALLS FOR THAT SHIT. Have some fucking self-worth. And then Greg claims that these were "really sharp women - he is just THAT good", to which I call bull but IDK. That's why I want to meet this conniving little shit, I want to understand. And then my mom cited her ex-husband (after my dad) and he was really fucked up but he like, got her to fall in love with him. And she was like, "And everyone loved him. Except Liss." And our boyfriends asked me why and I was like, "I don't even know. I just started bawling the first time I met him and I couldn't even tell them why." WELL, THAT'S WHY.
We walked back and I love walking around there at night! We went up to the roof and I brought the tripod this time, guys!! I'm sure I will take more but for now:
Oh my god isn't it beautiful?!
I helped with a film on Friday and that needs its own entry later because god I need to vent. I had a wedding on Saturday - I went as a guest but I of course brought my camera so I'm going to post pictures. ♥ Saw Don't Be Afraid of the Dark yesterday and it was fucking awful and Katie Holmes is such a horrendous actress I literally do not even get it. I'm just glad I didn't pay for it. I traded in my credit card ~points~ for a movie theater gift card, fuck yeah. I ALSO WENT SHOPPING, YOU GUYS, oh my god so much shopping. I will show you all the things.
AND LONDON_FAN!!!!! I came home to find a pile of mail waiting and your package was right on top - oh my god, you are so thoughtful. I love the magnets especially, the necklace is the perfect color and so beautiful and I died laughing at the book! I can't wait to sit down and look at it with my mom sometime because she used to decorate cakes, she will get a kick out of it. Thank you thank you thank you! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥